Fuel-atomizer for internal-combustion engines.



- T.C.CROUCH. FUEL ATO MIZER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTIONENGINES.

APPLICATlON FILED FEB- 27, I915- ATTORNEYS Patnted'June 8321;. 1

.35 minute form UNITED STATES PATENT castes.

THOMAS oi CROUCH, or SASKATOON, SASK TCHEWAN, cANAnm assIGNoR OF TWO "ramps o WILLIAM A. GILGHBIST, OFHSASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

"runn-aroivrlznn 130R INTERNAL-COMBUSTION"ENGINES} To all whom it may aamm Be it known that I, THo-MAsC. Cannon, al

katche'wan and Dominion of Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvea ment in Fuel-Atomizers for Internal-Cembustion Engines, of whiohthe follow ng sa .-spec'rfication. I

I gines, a-n'd it consists in the combinations,

- constructions: and arrangements herein de-' p e which s cut n the shape shown and which .is,pr0'v1ded With the bolt holes 2". In-prac- 5 scrihed and claimed.

device by mearls of which heavy fuels, such. "as kerosene, may be readily atomlzed so as to j work eflicientlyin engines that are de-j signed tobe worked as ga'solene.

A-further object of my invention is to provide an atomizer which dispenses with the necssit-y of additional heating means in "order tobringthe fuel into the state in with lighter fuel such which it maybe efficiently used in the cyl- ,inderof an internal combustion-engine.

A further object of my invention is to providea combined gasket. and atomizer which maybe used between the, carbureter and the cylindersof the engine,'a nd which serves the double purpose of providing a convenient packing or; gasket for the joints of the pipeI'and at the same time insuring- I thebreaking .up of the,',fuel particles into a'tomizin li htelfuelsSuchas gasolene, so

g g l that the efiiciency ofthe eng ne may be improved in that not so much of the fuel is re uire for a g1ven-amount of power.

the! objects and advantages will appear; in the followingspecification and the novelfeatures of theinventicn willbe particularly pointed out in the appendedc'laims.

" My invention is illustrated in the accompanyin drawings forming part of misap- 56 plicatidi1 in--which, I

Specification of LetterslBatenti I Pat Application filed lebruary 27, 1915. Serial m, 10,926. Y 1' plurality of sheets of wiregau'ze. sheets are preferably made of copper, brass, ;or similar material. In Fig. 2 Lhaves'hown My invention relates to improvements in fuel atomizers for internal combustion, en-

An object of my invention is to provide a prior to their combustion in ented une 8,1915.

Figural is a section through the device as applied to an internal combustion engine; Fig. 2 is a face view of the device, andiFig. 3 is a face view of one of the heat resisting rings. Y Y

In carrying, out my invention I provide a These the shape in which" these sheets. are cut, this shapebeing such as, to conform to the con- .tour of the flanges of the abutting parts.

In Fig. 2, 1 denotes a sheet of Wire gauze tice I prefer to havea plurality of such sheets as 11, these"being shown in Figt l at 2, 3, l, and 5. The central portion. of!- each sheet, except the central sheet 3, is bent outwardly so that the gauze portions are spaced 7.5 apa-rt fron 1v each other as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Between these spaced portions are disposed heat resisting rings such asthat "shown at 6 in Fig; 3.- These rings maybe made of any suitable. heat resisting material, but I preferv to use asbestos, because it is both resilient andheat resisting.

Tlie outer portions of the gauze sheet's'are pressed together and ifilled up with solder. This makes a. gasket having" a solid outer .85 portion and an inner portion consisting of the layers of gauze spaced-apart.v

take manifold being shown at 8 and the cylinder at 7. v Bolts 9 of theordinary'form, are-passed through the openings 2* and securethei gasket in position tofasten the same-as with any 1 other form of gasket. Now-when the engine is operated, the-fuel is drawn from the carbureter past the gauze stripswhichare spaced apart in such a man ner thatthe fuel is broken' n into currents 1 and countercurrents thereby being-intimately mixed. Furthermore. the provision of a r y 9 gauze S rips insures the break-'- ing upforpulverizin'g of the fuel so'that a I pletely atomized that it does, not require external heating means to atomize it and Without the necessity of introducing Water to assist in the pulverizing or atomizing of the fuel. It will thus be seen thata considerable gain in the fuel value is accomplished by not introducing the water.

The-constructioniof this atomizerin the manner described obviates the necessity of having any joints or connections to the central sections that are liable to become loose through action of heat. In otherwords, the gauze layers 1, 2, 3, 4c, and 5 are integral with the outer portions which form the gasket, and there is absolutely no danger of the central sections becoming loosened or det ached. The outer portions of the device itself serve the purpose of the ordinary gasket besides forming retaining members for the central sections.

The bowing out of the"- inner sections causes a vibratory movement of the sections under the pulsations of the engine, and this motion itself tends to lend to the more effective pulverizing or atomizing of the fuel. The asbestos rings serve the purpose of insuring against the leakage of air into the device past the gasket or outer pbrtiom'and at the same time they serve as spacing members for the inner gauze sections.

This device is cheap to manufacture and it Will be obvious that it can be very readily placed in position or removed therefrom at :W'll l."

i. A combined atomizer and gasket comprising a. plurality of sheets of Wire gauze,

. the outer portions of adjacent sheetsflbe'ing in contact with one another and all of said outer portionsbeing secured together and the inner portions of the sheets being spaced apart from one another, and'means for holding the parts in spaced relation.

2. A combined atomizer and gasket com prising a plurality o'lt' sheets of-wirejgauze, the outer portions of sheets being in contact: With one another and "allof said outer por tions being secured together and the inner portions of the sheets spaced apart from one another, and means for holding the parts in spaced relation, said last named means also serving as an auxiliary means for preventing the entrance of air past tion.

3. A combined gasket and atomizer for internal combustion engines comprising a plurality of Wire gauze sheets, the outer portions of the sheets being soldered together to form an integral gasket portion, the inner portion of the sheets being bowed out so as to space the sheets from one another, and a spacing ring of heat resisting material disposed hetween adjacent sheets for maintaining said sheets in their spaced relation.

1. As an article of manufacture, a combincd gasket and atomizer for internal com .bustionenginescomprising a plurality of Wire gauze sheets, the outer portions of adjacent sheets being in contact with one another, and said outer portions being soldered together to form an integral gasket portion, the inner portions of the sheets being bowed out so as to space the sheets from one another, and a spacing ring of heat-resisting material disposed between adjacent sheets for maintaining said sheets in their spaced relation. p v

5. As an article of/manufacture, a combined gasket and atomizer forinternal combustion engines comprising a plurality of wire gauze sheets, the outer portions of ad jacent sheets being in contact with one another, the innersheet being flat and the sheets on either side bowed out and spaced apart from one another at their inner portions, the outer portions of the sheets being soldered togetherto form an integral gasket portion, and a spacing ring of heat resisting material disposed between adjacent sheets near their soldered portions for maintaining said sheets in their spaced relation.

THOMASO. CROUCH.

Witnesses:

Penny B. .Tnnrm, .fionon C. KEMON.

the gasket por- 

